Campbell Simpson
Posted 3 years, 1 month ago
Joined: 4 years, 1 month ago
Has anyone used a pair of powered noise-cancelling headphones? They're the kind that use a AA or AAA battery to power a tiny microphone that picks up ambient noise and sends it through to a processor in the headphone that reverses the sound wave and outputs that through the headphones - effectively cancelling out ambient noise.
They're all pretty expensive, which is not so great, but on a flight down to Melbourne recently I found my Sennheiser PXC450 noise cancelling 'phones a boon - no more aeroplane drone!
Has anyone else tried some - what did you think?
Anonymous
Posted 3 years, 1 month ago
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I tried some on a flight to New Zealand, and they worked a bit too well - couldn't hear the flight staff!
Don't remember the brand, it was part of the in-flight service, but very welcome on a noisy flight when trying to catch some kip.
Ghost
Posted 3 years, 1 month ago
Joined: 4 years, 5 months ago
Panasonic makes good ones
I have the panasonic RP-HC500. these are awesome! One battery, easy to wear (they cover the entire ear and are not heavy) and you can swtich off the noise cancellation if you want. They are a little bass heavy, but as someone who listens to a lot of hip-hop and electronica, that is a benefit! They are pricey, though definitely worth it if you fly a lot. Never use them on the street though, because they do block out pretty much everything, which could be dangerous.
Campbell Simpson
Posted 3 years, 1 month ago
Joined: 4 years, 1 month ago
Yeah, you certainly wouldn't want to have them on behind the wheel of a car, for example:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/headphones-a-hazard-behind-wheel-20090318-925r.html
Anonymous
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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I'm currently using the cheapest ones in the Sony range - uncomfortable and ineffective. Avoid.
mtyo
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Joined: 2 years, 6 months ago
I have the MDR-NC22 model from Sony and these have been great. Not sure which ones are the cheapest in the range. They were about $100 in Japan. They have a slight hiss when turned on but when you are playing music you don't notice it.
There is also a new model now, which is the NC33. A good comparison of the two models is on this site, http://www.bewajapan.com/mdr-nc22_mdr-nc33_review.
edgevaPudgime
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
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fraglabs0302
Posted 5 months ago
Joined: 5 months, 1 week ago
I wanna have one of that.
That's pretty amazing, is there any available product for that headphone?
